Travelling by bus is a great way to see the countryside and Somerset's towns and villages. It is also a good alternative to the car for work, shopping and leisure trips.
Buses
Langport is served by two main bus services:
Service 54 (operated by First Bus) links Langport with Taunton, Somerset and Yeovil (Taunton and Somerton on Sundays).
Connections are available at Taunton and Yeovil for a wide range of destinations and Somerton for First Bus Service 377 to Glastonbury, Street, Wells and Bristol.
Sunday buses on Service 54 to Somerton connect with Service 377 to Yeovil as well as Glastonbury, Street, Wells and Bristol. Service 54 runs approximately hourly during the daytime (Monday to Saturdays) and every 2 hours on Sundays. There are also infrequent late evening services.
For the current timetable, please visit the First Bus website at www.firstgroup.com It is also possible to receive bus times by text message. This text service will give you the next 3 buses due at the Kelways stop. For buses to Taunton, text sotatpwt to 84268 and for buses to Yeovil, text sotatpwp to 84268.
Service 54 stops on the main road close to the Old Kelways development outside the pub.
Service 16 (operated by Hatch Green Coaches) links Langport with Othery, Westonzoyland and Bridgwater (including Bridgwater College).
Connections are available at Bridgwater for a wide range of destinations including Burnham, Highbridge, Weston-Super-Mare and the West Somerset Coast (Williton).
Service 16 operates Mondays to Saturdays but not on Sundays approximately every two hours during the day and early evening.
For the current timetable, please visit the Hatch Green Coaches website at www.hatchgreencoaches.co.uk
Please note that Service 16 does not pass the Old Kelways development. It stops on the Newton Road (A372 to Bridgwater) a short distance downhill towards Langport town centre.
There are other occasional services to and from Langport including:
- ASDA “Shoppers’ Bus” to Yeovil on THURSDAYS ONLY operated by First Bus leaving Langport Town Hall at 10:32 returning from Yeovil ASDA at 12:55 (due back in Langport at 13:38). This bus picks up on the main road outside the pub.
- Tesco “Shoppers’ Bus” to Yeovil on MONDAYS ONLY operated by South West Coaches leaving Langport Town Hall at 10:50 returning from Yeovil Tesco at 13:15 (due back in Langport at 14:00). This bus picks up on the main road outside the pub.
Buses TO Langport (no return journeys FROM Langport are possible) from surrounding villages such as Kingsbury Episcopi, Muchelney, High Ham and Fivehead. These services run on certain days of the week only.
For further bus timetable and bus journey planning information, please visit www.travelinesw.com (or call 0871 200 2233). For journeys involving other forms of transport as well as a bus, or if you don’t know how you want to travel, another good source of journey planning information is www.transportdirect.info
Coaches
No long-distance coach services serve Langport itself.
Berrys Coaches operate express services from Taunton, Bridgwater, Ilchester (Service 54 from Langport stops in Ilchester) and Yeovil to London (Hammersmith). For more information, please visit www.berryscoaches.co.uk
National Express operates one coach service per day from Street and Wells to London, one coach service per day from Yeovil to London and one coach service per day from Yeovil and Shepton Mallet to Bristol, Manchester, Preston and Blackpool. Connections are available at Bristol to a variety of destinations.
National Express also operates coach services from Taunton to various destinations several times a day including London, Devon and Cornwall. For more information, please visit www.nationalexpress.com
More general information on using buses and bus travel is available at www.movingsomersetforward.co.uk
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